Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 > Namaskar. > A good seeker in Chandigar asked me in his email, saying that he wanted to know > what this I AM is, as he said > he did not know about it ! The following reply I sent him, this morning. I want to share it > with you : Love, Ganesan. > > * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * > > My dear Brother > > Namaskar. > > You have [pleasantly] 'disturbed' the bee-hive in me ! I am happy you asked about 'I AM' -- > "Who can say [ask] I AM, except > God !" heralded our Beloved Master. You are I AM, dear Bediji ! The I AM in you has raised the > question and put it to the > I AM in me; and, the I AM is NOW answering the I AM ! There exists nothing but pure I AM ! > Read the following glorious > Words of Wisdom of Bhagavan Ramana : > > * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * > > " We do not know anything about Siva or the Paramatman. We know the jiva. Or, > rather, we know > we exist. 'I AM' is the only thing that always abides, even when the body > does not exist > for us, as for instance, when we are asleep. Let us take hold of this and > ever abide as 'I AM'. " > > * * * * * * > * > > " 'I exist' is the only permanent, seld-evident experience of every one. Nothing > else is so > self-evident (pratyaksha) as 'I AM' . What people call self-evident, viz., > the experience they get > through the senses, is far from self-evident. The Self alone is that. > Pratyaksha is another name > for the Self. So, to do Self-analysis and be 'I AM' is the only thing to > do. 'I AM' is the Reality. > I am this or I am that is unreal. 'I AM' is Truth, another name for Self. > > " Some say that the Upanishads themselves have said, 'I am Brahman' : but, that is > not the way > it should be understood. It simply means, 'Brahman exists as I AM' and > not 'I am Brahman' . > It is not to be supposed that a man is advised to contemplate 'I am Brahman' > , 'I am Brahman' . > He is ever That only. Except when a doubt arises as to whether he is an > animal or a tree, > there is no need for him to assert, 'I am a man'. Similarly, the Self is > Self. Brahman exists as 'I AM', > in every thing and every being. " > > * * * * * * > * * > > " Talking of all mantras, the Brahadaranyaka Upanishad says, 'AHAM' is the first > Name of God. 'AHAM' > means 'I AM' . The first letter in Sanskrit alphabet is 'A' and the last > letter is 'Ha' and 'AHA' thus > includes everything from beginning to end. The word 'AYAM' means that which > exists, > Self-shining and Self-evident. 'AYAM' , 'ATMA' , 'AHAM' all refer to the > same thing, the Reality. > In the Bible also, 'I AM' is given as the name of God. " > > > ---- from Day by Day With Bhagavan, pp.302,157,42 > > > * * * * * * > * * * > Love, > Ganesan. > > * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * > ===== alan _________ Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger./download/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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